GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |